Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2013070001774
I write in connection with your request for information which was
received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 16/07/2013. I note
you seek access to the following information:

* "Please provide electronic copies of the joint mental health issues
protocols created in partnership with each of London's local mental
health trusts."

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act). You will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act,
subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference
to a third party. In some circumstances the MPS may be unable to
achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and
given a revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet, which details your
right of complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
write or contact FOIA Team on telephone number 02071613500 quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely

FOIA team
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think
the decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome to discuss the
response with the case officer who dealt with your request.

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision
of the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act)
regarding access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS
to have the decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days
from the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied
with the decision you may make application to the Information
Commissioner for a decision on whether the request for information has
been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information
Commissioner please visit their website at
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk. Alternatively, phone or write to:

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Can you please address my concerns that a) this request has not been answered within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act; b) it is still not answered; and c) no communication has happened concerning this breach of the act to inform me of when the response will be provided.

Total Policing is the Met's commitment to be on the streets and in your
communities to catch offenders, prevent crime and support victims. We are
here for London, working with you to make our capital safer.

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attachments may be read by monitoring staff. Only specified personnel are
authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of the MPS by
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reached with other employees or agents. The security of this email and
any attachments cannot be guaranteed. Email messages are routinely scanned
but malicious software infection and corruption of content can still occur
during transmission over the Internet. Any views or opinions expressed in
this communication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

I write in connection with your request for a review of the original MPS
decision relating to 2013070001774 which was received by the Metropolitan
Police Service (MPS) on 20/08/2013.

Your request for a review will now be considered in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). You will receive a response to
your request for a review of the original MPS case within a timescale of
20 working days. In some circumstances the MPS may be unable to achieve
this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised
time-scale at the earliest opportunity.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet, which details your right of
complaint.

Yours sincerely

R. Loizou
Administration Team Officer
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome to discuss the
response with the case officer who dealt with your request.

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Alternatively, phone or write to:

Total Policing is the Met's commitment to be on the streets and in your
communities to catch offenders, prevent crime and support victims. We are
here for London, working with you to make our capital safer.

NOTICE - This email and any attachments may be confidential, subject to
copyright and/or legal privilege and are intended solely for the use of
the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender and delete it from your system. To avoid incurring
legal liabilities, you must not distribute or copy the information in this
email without the permission of the sender. MPS communication systems are
monitored to the extent permitted by law. Consequently, any email and/or
attachments may be read by monitoring staff. Only specified personnel are
authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of the MPS by
email. The MPS accepts no responsibility for unauthorised agreements
reached with other employees or agents. The security of this email and
any attachments cannot be guaranteed. Email messages are routinely scanned
but malicious software infection and corruption of content can still occur
during transmission over the Internet. Any views or opinions expressed in
this communication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

I write in connection with your correspondence dated 20th August 2013
concerning the delay to your request for information received by the
Metropolitan Police Service on the 16th July 2013 under reference
2013070001774.

Please find below a full response to your complaint below.

Request for information

Please provide electronic copies of the joint mental health issues
protocols created in partnership with each of London's local mental health
trusts

Complaint

Can you please address my concerns that a) this request has not been
answered within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by
the Act; b) it is still not answered; and c) no communication has happened
concerning this breach of the act to inform me of when the response will
be provided.

DECISION

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) acknowledges the delay to you
receiving a response.

Reason for decision

The review takes note of your comment in your correspondence dated 20th
August 2013 ‘a) this request has not been answered within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act; b) it is still not
answered; and c) no communication has happened concerning this breach of
the act to inform me of when the response will be provided.’ In this
regard I can advise you that the statutory time limit for responding to a
Freedom of Information Act request is set out in Section 10(1) of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA) which states that a public
authority must comply with section1 (1) promptly and in any event not
later than the twentieth working day following the date of receipt.
Therefore, a public authority must inform the applicant in writing
whether it holds the information requested and if so, communicate that
information to the applicant, promptly, but not later than 20 working days
after receipt of the request. Further reference to the FoIA can be found
by way of this link http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000...

Your request for information was received by the MPS on the 16th July 2013
and therefore a response should have been sent by the 13th August 2013.

The review gives attention to the response sent to you by the MPS on the
13th August 2013 at 16:54 and a copy on the 20th August 2013. However it
would appear that the actual information was not attached in the response
sent to you.

The review is aware that the MPS has since sent the missing attachments to
you on the 21st August 2013. I can confirm that in this instance a failure
to respond to your request within the time limit is a breach of section
10(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for the delay you have
experienced and for any inconvenience caused by our failure to process
your request correctly.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of
complaint.

Yours sincerely

Mike Lyng
FoIA Quality and Assurance Advisor

COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome to discuss the
response with the case officer who dealt with your request.

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Alternatively, phone or write to:

Total Policing is the Met's commitment to be on the streets and in your
communities to catch offenders, prevent crime and support victims. We are
here for London, working with you to make our capital safer.

NOTICE - This email and any attachments may be confidential, subject to
copyright and/or legal privilege and are intended solely for the use of
the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender and delete it from your system. To avoid incurring
legal liabilities, you must not distribute or copy the information in this
email without the permission of the sender. MPS communication systems are
monitored to the extent permitted by law. Consequently, any email and/or
attachments may be read by monitoring staff. Only specified personnel are
authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of the MPS by
email. The MPS accepts no responsibility for unauthorised agreements
reached with other employees or agents. The security of this email and
any attachments cannot be guaranteed. Email messages are routinely scanned
but malicious software infection and corruption of content can still occur
during transmission over the Internet. Any views or opinions expressed in
this communication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

I found your FOI request very useful. I was wondering if there is a similar joint protocol regarding the section 135 warrant.
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